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05-04-2008, 07:46 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Halifax(Nova Scotia) or the skies above
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spring has sprung, grass has riz....etc etc
fifth wheel hitch is stiff and not wanting to open etc. I sprayed liberally with anti-sieze stuff like last year and eventually got everything moving properly.
I went through this last year, and had some problems throughout the summer as dust etc bunged it up. This spring is starting off worse.......so, the question is......
What does everyone else do for routine lube and maintenance of your hitch?
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03 Ram 3500, CTD, Crew Cab, 4X4, DRW, 6 spd, pacbrake, aFe stage 1 mega cannon with Torq tube.
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05-04-2008, 07:46 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Halifax(Nova Scotia) or the skies above
Posts: 199
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spring has sprung, grass has riz....etc etc
fifth wheel hitch is stiff and not wanting to open etc. I sprayed liberally with anti-sieze stuff like last year and eventually got everything moving properly.
I went through this last year, and had some problems throughout the summer as dust etc bunged it up. This spring is starting off worse.......so, the question is......
What does everyone else do for routine lube and maintenance of your hitch?
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06 Wilderness 2952BS
03 Ram 3500, CTD, Crew Cab, 4X4, DRW, 6 spd, pacbrake, aFe stage 1 mega cannon with Torq tube.
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05-04-2008, 08:26 AM
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Appalachian Campers
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Buladean, NC
Posts: 8,126
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About every two years or so I disassemble mine and clean all the parts up real good. Then I put it back together using Reese On The Ball lube, a thick and tacky oil that stays with it for a while.
Mine doesn't get exposed to the weather very much, the truck is usually garaged and when outside I have a Pace Edwards tonneau cover to keep it from being exposed.
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'11 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 Extended Cab
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05-04-2008, 10:34 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: The Dalles, Oregon
Posts: 544
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If mine gets to the point where the jaws are sluggish to open fully, I'll pull the pins they pivot on out and clean them and grease them with some lithium based grease...
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Dodge Ram dually laramie 4x4 w/jake, B&W, Brakesmart.
Kit Patio Hauler 394F toyhauler 5th wheel
Camo 680 Rincon, Green 500 Foreman, Blk twincam Roadking
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05-05-2008, 09:21 AM
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Texas Boomers Club
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Somewhere in the lower 48
Posts: 2,308
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I too use lithium grease to lube the parts. Like Hitchhiker, my hitch is somewhat out of the elements due to a tonneau cover.
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John, Joyce and Zoie (our 17# Guard Dog)
2018 Ford F-450 KR / 2019 Mobile Suites 40KSSB4
Fulltiming since 2008 and loving it
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